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Essence Melted Chrome Eyeshadow

petek, oktober 19, 2018

Both Essence and Catrice launched a line of cream-to-powder eyeshadow hybrids that boast with an intense metallic finish and strong pigmentation. I heard raves about Essence's version, most notably from Adjusting Beauty who's already posted her review of these. I think since L'Oreal's Infallible eyeshadows we didn't have anything similar in our drugstores, though these are even creamier than L'Oreal's so they are something completely new to me.

Texture: These are very creamy powder eyeshadows and when you swatch them with fingers the surface dents under pressure, so it looks kind of like play-doh, but it's not quite as soft. They swatch strongly metallic and pigmented, though on the eyes, at least mine, they don't manage to look as intense without a creamy eyeshadow under it. These are very shimmery and glitter particles tend to end up everywhere, but I mean that during application, while it doesn't tend to fall off once it's on the eyes. I can't pick these up with a brush, the formula is just too creamy, so I apply them with fingers. I blend with a fluffy brush and it works great, but these can be blended with fingers too.

01 Zink About it

Zink About is a shade that's similar to Satin Taupe and the likes. It is a mauve-taupe, though this one looks more reddish in the pan than most such shades, but it still ends up looking more purplish-brown-grey on the eyes.

02 Ironic

This looks gorgeous swatched, a great beige-gold shade, but on my lids it looks too washed-our gold. It's more of a topper for me than a proper eyeshadow shade I'd wear on its own.

Staying Power: I have normal lids and almost nothing creases on me, but this formula is so creamy, it starts to crease quite fast. It's still on my lids for a long time, but creased if I don't use a base.

Price and availability: I got mine in Müller, price is 3.39 €

As nice as these are and I'm glad Essence finally offered something like this in our drugstores, I'm not as in love with these as apparently most. The texture is addictive and they are fun to play with, but I'd prefer if the shimmer was finer in these as now it ends up everywhere. I will use these as a topper over a cream eyeshadow for a glamorous look.

Oh I LOVE ironic from esssence! I dont know if you remember these, but catrice once got cream eyeshadows back in 2013 that were very similar and my favorite shade out of these was called: Lord of the blings! A georgous metallic champagne shade with so much reflection to it to make one blind *.* I think that these new ones from essence are like dupes or just a relaunch in different formula.. And I prefer to apply them just to the mobile lid with a dense brush or a fingertip, then the colour payoff is great!! Like you mentioned it: for a very glamourous look :)

Yes, I remember them :) They looked so good, but I never bought any, which I always regretted. These new ones do look like they have a similar metallic finish, but the formula is softer. I also like to stay away from the crease with these otherwise it looks ridiculously shiny, they need to be combined with something matte.